Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Opens Cybersecurity Summit

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Amando Tetangco, Jr. (center) leads the ceremonial ribbon-cutting to open the Cyber Security Summit and Expo for the Financial Services Industry held recently at the BSP headquarters in Manila. The summit featured international and local experts who discussed the rapidly evolving and growing threats to the security of electronic financial transactions and how banks and other financial organizations can fight these threats. The expo showcased the latest cyber security solutions available to the industry. The summit and expo were co-organized by BSP, electronic banking network BancNet, and the Information Security Officers Group. Assisting Gov. Tetangco are (from left): BancNet president Ricardo Chua, BSP deputy governor Nestor Espenilla, Jr., BancNet general manager Aristeo Zafra, Jr., and Information Security Officers Group president Manuel Joey Regala.